Post-Game Talk: Leafs thrash Lightning 7-2 | Captain Johnny with the Hatty!

[ACC1224]

Sammy is winning the dual so far (has allowed less goals against)

 

[Spargon]

Good thing we didn't trade him and an entire draft class for Tanner Jeannot's 12.15 xGF%, 1 hit and 0 shots on goal

Don't forget the bruised up maybe broken hand

 

[Niagara Bill]

I want to mention all the fans who boooooed the Leafs off the ice after game 1.
IT WORKED!

 

[Strangle]

Rielly with a big game .. continues to be one of the Leafs' better playoff players.

I absolutely love the adds Dubas made this year. Impact guys on and off the ice

 

[ACC1224]

I want to mention all the fans who boooooed the Leafs off the ice after game 1.
IT WORKED!

Thought they were booing the refs

 

[mapleleafs34]

Was in the building last night and man was it electric!

 

[Eye Test]

Are we watching the same game? Kucherov is a master at losing coverage and finding soft spots all over the ice. I hate playing him lol

Not this year besides the PP. he just stands on the right wall all game he looos out of shape to
Me. Just has the occasional dirty play. Completely non factor 5cv5

 

[Notsince67]

A rising tide lifts all boats. The win belongs to the whole team. It is the cumulative of dozens of individual battles.
I liked that a player like Marner opens the game with a body check. Got his body primed to play.
The lesson is that this whole team needs to open every game hitting everything to start. It flips the compete switch on.
Settle the game down later to where the officials allow it to be played. This is the formula of a winner. Skill comes when the heart is pumping. Hope this game isn't an anomaly

 

[Hellcat]

It's one game, yeah! We got 15 more to win. I'm going to temper my excitement with the sobering thought we have to probably beat three Veznia winners just to get to the SCF. Tampa (Vasilevskiy - Veznia - 2018-2019), Boston (Ulmark - probable Veznia winner - 2022-2023) , NYR (Shesterkin - Veznia - 2021-2022) and sure why not throw in the Winnipeg Jets (Hellebuyck - Veznia - 2019-2020).

If we win the cup and this is our path, WOW. I cant recall any team ever having to go through that many Veznia winners.

 

[CapspaceKiller]

Great effort by everyone.

Holl had one bad moment, but was generally okay

The refs blew one penalty instead 4-5, that's a victory

Hedman is a huge gamechanger to this series, if he doesn't return I could see this being done fairly quickly. Tampa's defense is pretty terrible without him.

 

[KPower]

The core was fantastic last night.

Although he had just 1 assist I thought O’Reilly was amazing.

 

[Hellcat]

Great effort by everyone.

Holl had one bad moment, but was generally okay

The refs blew one penalty instead 4-5, that's a victory

Hedman is a huge gamechanger to this series, if he doesn't return I could see this being done fairly quickly. Tampa's defense is pretty terrible without him.

The chatter is the guy (Cernak?) that bunting clocked is gone for the series, which is why Buntings suspension was 3 not 2 games.

 

[Drytoast]

Would love to see Matthews light the lamp. But if his being shadowed means Marner gets more looks...it is what it be

 

[ShaneFalco]

Jekyl and Hyde team

 

[Zack47]

If Knies continues to play like he did last night, it allows us to play a legitimate offensive talent on the 3rd line with ROR and personally I think three well balanced lines capable of providing offense is a better setup than stacking your top 2 lines and praying the bottom 6 can do something. That sequence where the puck was dumped in and Knies won a footrace to the puck, got control of the puck along the boards and fed ROR with a quick pass right in the slot was very impressive from a skilled player.

Thank you for saying what I have wanted to say for a long time. The drop-off in goal potential between the second and third lines cannot be so steep the other team only has to think about the Big 4 on two lines...and forget the rest. The third line has to be threatening, and it has to score. I hate the terms "top 6" and "bottom 6". Its misleading. You want a gradient from 1 to 4, not a cliff after 2. And the phrase "bottom 6" makes it seem it is ok if the third line is almost equal to the fourth line, It is not ok.

 

[Thornbury]

Gord Miller is better but I'd rather have Bonsie on the TSN games too.

It's because sportsnet thinks they have to be unbiased so they get national crews and often overcompensate by talking about opposing teams even though no one watching CBC gives a shit about the Lightning. Maybe if it was the Canadiens I could understand it

The broadcast crew must have spoken glowingly of the Bolts' Raddyish 2 or 3 times. He's a 27 year old journeyman. You're right, they don't understand their audience.

 

[GoonieFace]

The team is now built to compete in the playoff environment.

Dubas’ very early blueprint was obviously ridiculous, and many of us told you he’d have to change his naive vision, big time. And, to his credit, at least he did learn.

Shame he didn’t figure it out earlier, but let’s hope they make this post season one to remember

The broadcast crew must have spoken glowingly of the Bolts' Raddyish 2 or 3 times. He's a 27 year old journeyman. You're right, they don't understand their audience.

Well to be fair, he has been pretty impressive, for someone I’ve never really heard of before. Got to fill air time somehow I guess

 

[Strangle]

He got pissy at the first question and then they asked if the Leafs moving ROR to the third line created issues for them and he got mad and said he would take Point Cirrelli and Paul over anyone and stormed off.

They are shook from the top down. Keep up the pressure!

 

[Cams]

For the record....Corey Perry is the biggest sideshow I've ever seen...even back to his London Knights days.......punch and run with the officials around, snap his head back so hard when he is touched it's amazing he hasn't given himself whiplash. Picks a fight with a non-fighter only in a scrum. Dives. Was even worse in junior.

Even Kucherov - dirty plays with his stick after the whistle/behind the play.......dirty trip on Brodie is game 1. Would love to see someone catch him with his head down.

Oh....and great bounce back game by the guys!!!!! Really liking Knies -we've got a good one with this kid.

 

[Gallagbi]

The broadcast crew must have spoken glowingly of the Bolts' Raddyish 2 or 3 times. He's a 27 year old journeyman. You're right, they don't understand their audience.

Their audience, especially playoffs, is people cheering against the Leafs

 

[Teeder Keon]

A rising tide lifts all boats. The win belongs to the whole team. It is the cumulative of dozens of individual battles.
I liked that a player like Marner opens the game with a body check. Got his body primed to play.
The lesson is that this whole team needs to open every game hitting everything to start. It flips the compete switch on.
Settle the game down later to where the officials allow it to be played. This is the formula of a winner. Skill comes when the heart is pumping. Hope this game isn't an anomaly

Bravo !
Nicely said
GLG

 

[Suntouchable13]

To be fair, what is he supposed to say? “I will take Toronto centers over my own”? of course he would pump his own players tires.

 

[Gallagbi]

For the record....Corey Perry is the biggest sideshow I've ever seen...even back to his London Knights days.......punch and run with the officials around, snap his head back so hard when he is touched it's amazing he hasn't given himself whiplash. Picks a fight with a non-fighter only in a scrum. Dives. Was even worse in junior.

Even Kucherov - dirty plays with his stick after the whistle/behind the play.......dirty trip on Brodie is game 1. Would love to see someone catch him with his head down.

Oh....and great bounce back game by the guys!!!!! Really liking Knies -we've got a good one with this kid.

Its funny how all year we read about Buntings reputation being earned, yet every playoff we face someone with a decades worth of reptuation the Officials seem to bite on over and over

Sammy is winning the dual so far (has allowed less goals against)

I wonder if we'll see a top goalie chart posted today. I got the impression it would be game by game updates

 

[horner]

Keefe don't try and match Cooper, let our horses run.
This is the result.
Now the trick is to do it again.
When we skate and play smart TB can't keep up

Knies looked great for his first game.

 

[robertmac43]

I just checked....the coffee does in fact taste better today.